WSHU (AM)

WSHU
City Westport, Connecticut
Branding Fairfield County Public Radio
Frequency 1260 (kHz)
First air date April 15, 1959 (1959-04-15)
Format Public radio
Power 1,000 watts day
9 watts night
Class D
Facility ID 43126
Transmitter coordinates 41°07′44″N 73°23′20″W / 41.12889°N 73.38889°W / 41.12889; -73.38889
Callsign meaning Sacred Heart University
Former callsigns WMMM (1959–1987)
WCFS (1987–1989)
WMMM (1989–2000)
Affiliations NPR
Public Radio International
American Public Media
Owner Sacred Heart University
Sister stations WNLK, WQQQ, WSTC, WSHU-FM, WSUF, WYBC
Webcast Listen Live
Website WSHU Public Radio Group website

WSHU (1260 AM), is an NPR member radio station operated by Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. It primarily features news, talk and informational programming. The station is part of "Fairfield County Public Radio," which also includes WNLK (1350 AM), WSTC (1400 AM), and the HD2 channel of WSHU-FM (91.1 FM).[1] The station is owned by Sacred Heart University. WSHU-FM is its sister station.

WSHU has been granted an FCC construction permit to change the community of license to Seymour, Connecticut, move to a different transmitter site, decrease day power to 650 watts and increase night power to 17 watts.[2]

See also

References

  1. "WSHU Launches 'Fairfield County Public Radio'". All Access. March 18, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  2. "FCC Construction Permit". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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